| Lemma | idiomatic compound |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Downing (2004) |
| Titolo | ON THE CREATION AND USE OF ENGLISH COMPOUND NOUNS |
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| Citazioni | [...] "idiomatic compounds" [...] acquire part of their semantic content via "meaning transference rules" [...]. As an example of an "idiomatic compound", Li cites the form "June bug". He contends that this is idiomatic in that it serves as the same of a certain bug, regardless of the month in which the bug actually appears. |